Beekeeping : from science to practice

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 221
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book will help beekeepers understand the fundamentals of beekeeping science. Written in plain and accessible language by actual researchers, it should be part of every beekeeper’s library. The respective chapters not only present raw data; they also explain how to read and understand the most common figures. With topics ranging from honeybee nutrition to strains of Varroa resistant bees, from the effects of pesticide chemicals to understanding diseases, and including a discussion of venom allergies, the book provides essential “knowhow” that beekeepers will benefit from every time they inspect their hives. Further, each chapter ends with the author explaining how beekeepers can (or cannot) directly utilize the information to enhance their beekeeping operation.
The text is structured to facilitate ease of use, with each author addressing the same four issues: 1) What are the specific purposes or goals of these experiments? Or more simply: what have these studies taught us? 2) How should a non-scientist read the data generated? 3) What are the key points in relation to practicing beekeepers’ goals? 4) How can the data or techniques discussed be applied by beekeepers in their own apiaries? This approach allows readers to look up specific information quickly, understand it and even put it to use without having to read entire chapters. Further, the chapters are highly readable and concise. As such, the book offers a valuable guide and faithful companion for all beekeepers, one they can use day in and day out.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
What We Learned as Editors (Russell H. Vreeland, Diana Sammataro)....Pages 1-16
Hidden Benefits of Honeybee Propolis in Hives (Renata S. Borba, Michael B. Wilson, Marla Spivak)....Pages 17-38
Predicting Both Obvious and Obscure Effects of Pesticides on Bees (Jonathan G. Lundgren)....Pages 39-59
Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on Queen-Rearing Success (Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, Yanping Chen)....Pages 61-72
Fungi and the Effects of Fungicides on the Honey Bee Colony (Jay A. Yoder, Blake W. Nelson, Andrew J. Jajack, Diana Sammataro)....Pages 73-90
Using Honey Bee Cell Lines to Improve Honey Bee Health (Michael Goblirsch)....Pages 91-108
Honey Bee Viruses—Pathogenesis, Mechanistic Insights, and Possible Management Projections (Nor Chejanovsky, Yossi Slabezki)....Pages 109-124
Using Epidemiological Methods to Improve Honey Bee Colony Health (Nathalie Steinhauer, Dennis vanEngelsdorp)....Pages 125-142
Small Hive Beetles (Aethina Tumida Murray) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (Christian W. W. Pirk)....Pages 143-155
Foulbrood Diseases of Honey Bees—From Science to Practice (Elke Genersch)....Pages 157-174
Beekeeping and Science (Yves Le Conte)....Pages 175-187
Natural Selection of Honeybees Against Varroa destructor (Yves Le Conte, Fanny Mondet)....Pages 189-194
Honeybee Venom Allergy in Beekeepers (Peter A. Ricketti, Richard F. Lockey)....Pages 195-213

✦ Subjects

Bee culture;TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General